Gophers at a glance: Coming off their biggest victory of the season, the Gophers (15-5, 4-3 Big Ten) finished 2-2 in what figured to be their toughest stretch of the season — four consecutive games vs. top-15 teams — and sit in a tie for fourth place in the conference. G Andre Hollins is not expected to play after suffering a severe left ankle sprain in the opening seconds of Wednesday's 81-68 victory over No. 9 Wisconsin. C Mo Walker stepped up big in that game, scoring 12 consecutive points to get the Gophers off to a strong lead, and finishing with a career-high 18 points and nine rebounds. He became the sixth Gophers player to lead the team in scoring this season. … The Gophers lead the league in steals per game (8.2) and free-throw percentage (.756).

Nebraska at a glance: The Cornhuskers (9-9, 1-5) got a huge lift Monday when they beat free-falling Ohio State at home, but followed up that with a big letdown, losing at Penn State for the Nittany Lions' first conference victory. Nebraska led by nine in the second half but was outscored 11-4 in the final 2:24. The Huskers are eager to return back home — they have played just two of their first six league games there. … The Huskers' past four games have all been decided by six points or fewer. … G-F Terran Petteway, a transfer from Texas Tech, leads Nebraska with 17.2 points per game and has cracked 20 points six times this season. … G-F Shavon Shields has averaged 9.3 rebounds in his last three games. … The Cornhuskers are averaging 15,151 fans per game in their first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The Austrian soccer federation says Brazil will play its final warmup game for the World Cup against Austria on June 10, a week before the five-time world champions take on Switzerland in their Group E opener.